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May 01, 2020
ROCKET SCIENCE
UCF researchers develop groundbreaking new rocket-propulsion system



Orlando FL (SPX) May 01, 2020
A University of Central Florida researcher and his team have developed an advanced new rocket-propulsion system once thought to be impossible. The system, known as a rotating detonation rocket engine, will allow upper stage rockets for space missions to become lighter, travel farther, and burn more cleanly. The result were published this month in the journal Combustion and Flame. "The study presents, for the first time, experimental evidence of a safe and functioning hydrogen and oxyge ... read more

SPACE TRAVEL
NASA's new solar sail system to be tested on-board NanoAvionics' satellite
Columbia IL (SPX) Apr 30, 2020
NanoAvionics has been selected to build a 12U nanosatellite bus for an in-orbit demonstration of NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3). This a result of a contract between NASA Ames Res ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Department of the Air Force commissioned RAND Space Launch Market Report released
Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2020
Last summer, the Department of the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise requested a RAND Corp. study of the heavy lift launch market. The RAND study confirms the heav ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
L3Harris Technologies awarded third LRIP order on US Army's HMS Manpack IDIQ contract
Rochester NY (SPX) Apr 30, 2020
L3Harris Technologies has received a third low-rate initial production (LRIP) order valued at $95 million by the U.S. Army under the HMS (Handheld, Manpack and Small Form-Fit) IDIQ contract to bring ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
NASA develops COVID-19 prototype ventilator in 37 days
Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 24, 2020
A new high-pressure ventilator developed by NASA engineers and tailored to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients passed a critical test Tuesday at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New ... more
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ROBO SPACE
Spinal cord gives bio-bots walking rhythm
Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 29, 2020
Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers developed the tiny wal ... more
ENERGY TECH
Scientists explore the power of radio waves to help control fusion reactions
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Apr 29, 2020
A key challenge to capturing and controlling fusion energy on Earth is maintaining the stability of plasma - the electrically charged gas that fuels fusion reactions - and keeping it millions of deg ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Launches from Kourou to resume in June
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 30, 2020
Launches from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana, which was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, will resume in mid-June with the launch of the Vega rocket, France's Arianespace space trans ... more
GPS NEWS
Galileo positioning aiding Covid-19 reaction
Paris (ESA) Apr 30, 2020
As European governments plan their phased recoveries from the lockdown states triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the positioning delivered through satellite navigation is becoming more important th ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
NASA contributes expertise, ingenuity to COVID-19 fight
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 28, 2020
NASA has joined the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19) with efforts underway across the country to augment the national response, a few of which were highlighted in a media briefing today. " ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Solar One: A proposal for the first manned interstellar spaceship
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 29, 2020
In a new paper, astronomer Alberto Caballero presents the concept and design of a beam-powered propulsion system that could become the first manned interstellar spaceship by the late-20s. Sola ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
NASA Test Directors eagerly await Artemis launch
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPXR) Apr 28, 2020
Before NASA's mighty Space Launch System (SLS) rocket can blast off from the agency's Kennedy Space Center to send the Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit, teams across the country conduct extensive t ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
180 day commercial Soyuz mission to ISS possible in 2022
Moscow (Sputnik) Apr 28, 2020
A six-month commercial Soyuz flight to the International Space Station (ISS) is planned for 2022-2023, according to files obtained by Sputnik. According to the documents, the launch of a Soyuz ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China builds Asia's largest steerable radio telescope for Mars mission
Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020
China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this yea ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China recollects first satellite stories after entering space for 50 years
Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020
The Space Day of China, which falls on April 24, is more special this year, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the successful launch of Dongfanghong-1, the country's first man-made satellite. ... more


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GPS NEWS
Galileo Green Lane, easing pressure at the EU's internal borders
Prague, Czechia (SPX) Apr 28, 2020
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is working together with the European Commission (EC) on an app to facilitate the movement of goods and freight within the EU in support of the COVID-19 pandemic respo ... more
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MICROSAT BLITZ
Iran receives signals from Noor satellite: commander
Tehran (XNA) Apr 26, 2020
Several stations across Iran have received signals from the Noor 1 (Light 1) satellite that was launched into space on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday, quoting commander of the Isla ... more
MISSILE DEFENSE
US Army awards $6B contract to Lockheed Martin for PAC-3 MSE production
Dallas TX (SPX) May 01, 2020
Lockheed Martin received a $6.07 billion contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and associated equipme ... more
MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS
Dominate the electromagnetic spectrum
Annapolis Junction MD (SPX) May 01, 2020
Electromagnetic spectrum and cyber domain capabilities are converging to provide advanced combat weapon systems for warfighters. In this area, the Consortium Management Group (CMG)/ Consortium ... more
MISSILE NEWS
Lockheed completes final test of Precision Strike Missile for Army
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 30, 2020
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the third and final test of its next-generation long-range missile designed for the Army's Precision Strike Missile program, the company announced on Thursday. ... more
UAV NEWS
Warsaw hospitals eye drones to transport virus test samples
Warsaw (AFP) April 30, 2020
A Polish company is betting that its drones can help save lives by speeding up deliveries of coronavirus test samples and medical supplies. ... more
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ESA's Tenerife telescope resumes watching the sky
Paris (ESA) May 01, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ESA has resumed its watch on the skies around our planet. The Agency's Optical Ground Station observatory, 2 400 m above the shores of Tenerife, tracks orbital space debris and near-Earth asteroids. The Optical Ground Station (OGS) is located high on the slopes of the volcanic island, to take advantage of Tenerife's clear weather conditions. It was originally bu ... more
+ Coding contest from NASA and Texas Instruments allows students to compete virtually to win out-of-this-world prizes
+ US Army's Sentinel A4 Radar Program quickly achieves key milestones
+ First Q-53 radar equipped with gallium nitride delivered to US Army
+ UAV Navigation integrates Sagetech Avionics' transponders for sense and avoidance
+ Scientists discover just how runny a liquid can be
+ Papua New Guinea seizes Barrick, Zijin gold mine
+ Synthesizing ammonia using less energy
L3Harris Technologies awarded third LRIP order on US Army's HMS Manpack IDIQ contract
Rochester NY (SPX) Apr 30, 2020
L3Harris Technologies has received a third low-rate initial production (LRIP) order valued at $95 million by the U.S. Army under the HMS (Handheld, Manpack and Small Form-Fit) IDIQ contract to bring AN/PRC-158 multi-channel radios to the battlefield. This LRIP will be followed by an Operational Test that will inform a Full Rate Production decision for the AN/PRC-158 and other HMS products. ... more
+ Dominate the electromagnetic spectrum
+ Lockheed Martin's new contract with DARPA can disrupt the future of space
+ US Space Force awards L3Harris Technologies $500 Million IDIQ contract for anti-jam satellite modem
+ US Space Force pens $1B in contracts for unjammable modems
+ AEHF-6 Satellite Actively Communicating With U.S. Space Force
+ AEHF-6 satellite completes protected satellite constellation
+ Sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite ready for launch


Galileo Green Lane, easing pressure at the EU's internal borders
Prague, Czechia (SPX) Apr 28, 2020
The European GNSS Agency (GSA) is working together with the European Commission (EC) on an app to facilitate the movement of goods and freight within the EU in support of the COVID-19 pandemic response. The "Galileo Green Lane" app will ease the flow of freight through borders and enable the efficient transit of critical goods. The COVID-19 outbreak represents a serious threat not only to ... more
+ Quantum entanglement offers unprecedented precision for GPS, imaging and beyond
+ Galileo positioning aiding Covid-19 reaction
+ GPS celebrates 25th year of operation
+ India develops unique model to hit enemy targets without positioning error
+ Apple data show dramatic impact of virus on movement
+ USSF reschedules next GPS launch
+ China to launch last satellite for BeiDou navigation system in May
Debris of missing Canadian NATO helicopter found off Greece
Athens (AFP) April 30, 2020
Debris from a Canadian military helicopter operating as part of a NATO surveillance force has been found in the sea between Greece and Italy, a Greek military source said Thursday. The helicopter was attached to the Canadian frigate Fredericton, from which it had taken off for a patrol. "Debris has been found in Italy's zone of control and intervention" in the Ionian Sea, the military so ... more
+ AlphaDogfight Trials Final Event Moved to August
+ Boeing nabs $75.1M for Super Hornet service life modification
+ One Canadian dead, five missing after navy helicopter crash
+ GE nabs $707.3M to produce F110 engines for allied governments
+ B-1B Lancer flies 29-hour mission for exercise with Japan air defense force
+ Learning from fish and flags to inform new propulsion strategies
+ NASA Successfully Tests Telemetry Signal on Agency's First All-Electric X-plane
Smart chips for space
Paris (ESA) May 01, 2020
Tiny integrated circuits destined for space missions, etched onto a single wafer of silicon, examined under a magnifier. To save money on the high cost of fabrication, various chips designed by different companies and destined for multiple ESA projects are crammed onto the same silicon wafers, etched into place at specialised semiconductor manufacturing plants or 'fabs'. Once manufac ... more
+ Reducing the carbon footprint of artificial intelligence
+ Quantum research unifies two ideas offering an alternative route to topological superconductivity
+ Wiring the quantum computer of the future
+ The future of semiconductors is clear
+ Organic memory devices show promise for flexible, wearable, personalized computing
+ Pushing the limits of 2D supramolecules
+ A key development in the drive for energy-efficient electronics


Wildlife conservation aided by L3Harris Electro-Optical/Infrared Technology
Melbourne FL (SPX) Apr 23, 2020
When John Romero, president of Owyhee Air Research (OAR), got into the business of wildlife research, he did so for the love of wildlife. Now, he says, "it's more a love of the work and the services we can provide." The Nampa, Idaho-based company is on the forefront of wildlife study, wildfire containment and natural resource surveying using L3Harris aerial infrared technology. OAR s ... more
+ How NASA is Helping the World Breathe More Easily
+ Ball Aerospace moves into full production of the Space Force's Weather System Follow-on satellite
+ Ending global plant tracking, Proba-V assigned new focus
+ 'Gargantuan' hail in Argentina may have smashed world record
+ Airbus will support France and India to monitor climate change with TRISHNA
+ Identifying land cover from outer space
+ Locked-down Delhi revels in fresh air and blue sky
Air pollution drops in India following lockdown
Paris (ESA) Apr 28, 2020
Lockdowns imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus have been recently linked with cleaner air quality over Europe and China. New images, from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, from the European Union Copernicus programme, now show some cities across India seeing levels drop by around 40-50% owing to its nationwide quarantine. On 25 March 2020, the Indian government placed its popu ... more
+ China's capital clamps down on single-use items to fight waste
+ Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor
+ Pandemic: Less air pollution means thousands fewer die
+ Essential oil diffusers may cause pollution in home says watchdog
+ First successful study to detect marine plastic pollution using satellites
+ Airborne particle levels plummet in Northern India
+ Water replaces toxic fluids in production of plastics


China builds Asia's largest steerable radio telescope for Mars mission
Beijing (XNA) Apr 28, 2020
China is constructing the largest steerable radio telescope in Asia with a 70-meter-diameter antenna to receive data from its first Mars exploration mission which is expected to be launched this year. China aims to complete orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission, which has been named Tianwen-1. The telescope, with an antenna the size of nine basketball courts, ... more
+ China recollects first satellite stories after entering space for 50 years
+ China's first Mars exploration mission named Tianwen-1
+ Parachutes guide China's rocket debris safely to earth
+ China to launch IoT communications satellites named after Wuhan
+ China's experimental manned spaceship undergoes tests
+ China's Long March-7A carrier rocket fails in maiden flight
+ China's Yuanwang-5 sails to Pacific Ocean for space monitoring mission
US Army awards $6B contract to Lockheed Martin for PAC-3 MSE production
Dallas TX (SPX) May 01, 2020
Lockheed Martin received a $6.07 billion contract from the U.S. Army for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors and associated equipment, to be delivered across FY21, FY22 and FY23 contract years. The contract calls for the production and delivery of PAC-3 MSE interceptors, launcher modification kits, associated equipment and ... more
+ Syria air defence intercepts 'Israeli' missiles: state media
+ SBIRS GEO-5 space vehicle enters critical thermal vacuum testing
+ Russia positions S-500 as game changer for missile defense
+ Iran warns US after Patriot deployment to Iraq
+ US deploys Patriot air defence system to Iraq
+ Lockheed awarded $932.8M to make THAADs for U.S., Saudi Arabia
+ Missile Defense Agency's Long Range Discrimination Radar closer to delivery


Lockheed completes final test of Precision Strike Missile for Army
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 30, 2020
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the third and final test of its next-generation long-range missile designed for the Army's Precision Strike Missile program, the company announced on Thursday. According to Lockheed, the test took place at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and follows successful tests conducted in December and March. "Today's PrSM test, a highly st ... more
+ Northrop Grumman's Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile continues to protect the US Navy
+ Lockheed nabs $147.6M for MK41 components
+ US Norway to partner on hypersonic missile propulsion systems
+ Air Force selects Raytheon for Long-Range Standoff missile development
+ Dialogue With US on Hypersonic Weapons Impossible Without Discussing Antimissile Systems - Moscow
+ Russia ready to talk hypersonic weapons with US
+ General Dynamics nabs $55.9M to make missile tubes for U.S., Britain
Magnetic nanoparticles help researchers remotely release adrenal hormones
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 13, 2020
Scientists have developed a way to remotely control the release of adrenal hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. Previous studies have linked problems with the regulation of hormones from the adrenal gland with mental health disorders, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The new research, detailed in the journal Science Advances, could help scientists investig ... more
+ New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
+ Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant
+ Nanobubbles in nanodroplets
+ New production method for carbon nanotubes gets green light
+ A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
+ Creating a nanoscale on-off switch for heat
+ Nanoscience breakthrough: Probing particles smaller than a billionth of a meter


Spinal cord gives bio-bots walking rhythm
Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 29, 2020
Miniature biological robots are making greater strides than ever, thanks to the spinal cord directing their steps. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers developed the tiny walking "spinobots," powered by rat muscle and spinal cord tissue on a soft, 3D-printed hydrogel skeleton. While previous generations of biological robots, or bio-bots, could move forward by simple muscl ... more
+ Mind-controlled arm prostheses that 'feel' are now a part of everyday life
+ Scientists build biobot with a real rat spinal cord
+ Singapore disinfecting robot trialled in virus fight
+ Robots ride to rescue as delivery risks rise
+ CIMON-2 makes its successful debut on the ISS
+ Robots may become heroes in war on coronavirus
+ Autonomous Solutions and Phantom Auto Partner to Deploy Unmanned Yard Trucks


Warsaw hospitals eye drones to transport virus test samples
Warsaw (AFP) April 30, 2020
A Polish company is betting that its drones can help save lives by speeding up deliveries of coronavirus test samples and medical supplies. The Spartaqs drone-maker said on Thursday that it had successfully flown coronavirus samples from one Warsaw hospital to another in a test-run that it hopes will pave the way to the use of drone technology for medical purposes. The return flight of ... more
+ Singapore launches first drone delivery service
+ High value targets found in minutes versus days during Wake-Cho Feasibility Study
+ Steering drones for power generation
+ American Manufacturers Swift Tactical Systems and Silvus Technologies Announce Strategic Alliance
+ Citadel Defense Launches New AI and Machine Learning Software to Detect and Defeat Air, Land, and Sea Drones
+ Observing the atmosphere at high altitudes using unmanned aerial vehicles
+ Sky Sapience introduces tethered UAV platform HoverMast
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